At the bottom of the page, two names appeared as parties connected to a preparatory operation: Marc Delcourt and Élodie Martin. Élodie.

The name Leo had not been able to repeat correctly, but had heard coming from his father’s mouth. Camille gripped the edge of the table to keep herself steady. In that moment, she understood this was not suspicion, not a misunderstanding, not just a marital crisis, not simply a woman laughing too loudly on the phone. Someone had helped her husband turn a legal document into a weapon. Her phone vibrated. It was Claire.

“I spoke with an estate law specialist,” Claire said. “Get ready to act. And Camille…”

PART 2

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